From Juventus and Spurs’ intriguing battle to Chelsea’s forbidding meeting with Barcelona and a likely stroll for Bayern, we look over all eight last-16 matchups Tuesday, St Jakob-Park and Wednesday 7 March, Etihad Related: New era edges closer as Tottenham seek to draw a line under austerity yea...

Liverpool head to the south coast with Jürgen Klopp joking that perhaps they should move their scouting department into the area in reference to the number of players they have signed from Saints recently. Virgil van Dijk became the sixth and last of them in January, and the £75m Dutchman is assu...

• Van Dijk upset Southampton last summer with transfer request • Klopp: ‘It will not be a normal game – how can it be? Jürgen Klopp believes the acrimonious nature of Virgil van Dijk’s departure from Southampton requires him to speak to the £75m defender before Sunday’s game at St Mary’s. Van Dij...

Readers respond to Guardian articles about Freemasons’ lodges for MPs and journalists The existence of two Freemasons’ lodges associated with staff and journalists based at the Palace of Westminster, New Welcome Lodge No 5139 and Gallery Lodge No 1928, has been widely known for many years ( Secre...

• Tottenham manager dismisses flashpoint as a minimal problem • ‘Football is about tricking your opponent - one way or another’ Mauricio Pochettino has admitted Dele Alli deserved to be booked for diving at Liverpool on Sunday but he warned that overanalysing every controversy would kill the game...

• 24-year-old confirmed as first-choice keeper last month • Club expected to strengthen position at end of season Loris Karius has said he is out to prove he can be Liverpool’s long-term No 1 despite the likelihood of a new goalkeeper arriving at Anfield in the summer. The 24-year-old was confirm...

With the Champions League returning for the knockout stages next week, we want to know how far you think your team will go The Champions League resumes for the last-16 stage next week with all five English clubs still in the competition. Both of the Manchester clubs and Liverpool will fancy their...

• Defender laughs off Jamie Carragher weight accusations • ‘I made a big step – everything is going to be analysed’ Virgil van Dijk has said he can handle the scrutiny of being the world’s most expensive defender and his £75m price-tag should not detract from Liverpool’s fine defensive display ag...

• Jon Moss asked fourth official for TV evidence after penalty award • Referees’ organisation backs decision to give first spot-kick Jon Moss was “misguided” in asking for TV assistance when awarding Tottenham their first penalty at Liverpool but called the decision correctly, the Professional Ga...

England striker’s penalty against Liverpool took him past milestone Kane praises linesman for awarding spot kick at Anfield Harry Kane has switched his sights towards scoring 200 Premier League goals and believes he can get there faster than his century for Tottenham Hotspur. The Spurs striker cl...

Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp was left stunned after a controversial Harry Kane penalty meant his side had to settle for a 2-2 draw with Tottenham. Klopp was bemused after referee Jon Moss gave a penalty for a challenge on Erik Lamela by Virgil van Dijk. • Klopp blasts officials over decision m...

Sam Allardyce looks to next season, Swansea find belief under Carlos Carvalhal and Liverpool’s defence worthy of praise Get The Recap, the best of the Guardian’s sport coverage Liverpool’s oft-maligned defence deserved a little credit here. For almost the entire game they kept Spurs at bay, with...

• ‘If I say what I think, I’d pay biggest fine in football’ - manager • Mauricio Pochettino says referee ‘right in every single decision’ Jürgen Klopp said he would be hit with “the biggest fine in world football” for his true thoughts on Tottenham Hotspur’s dramatic late equaliser at Anfield but...

Liverpool and Tottenham lived up to Jürgen Klopp’s image of brave knights in face to face combat in a thrilling draw at Anfield Verily and forsooth, this jousting idea could catch on. Neither of these sides is in a position to tilt for the title but Jürgen Klopp’s image of knights in armour engag...

Jürgen Klopp sprinted towards the Kop in celebration of Mohamed Salah’s 21st league goal of the season. Liverpool’s goalkeeping coach, John Achterberg, tumbled on to the pitch with clipboard in hand. A decisive step towards Champions League qualification had been taken against Tottenham Hotspur i...

All the latest updates from the 4.30pm GMT kick-off at Anfield Lloris backs fearless Spurs to harass Liverpool into submission Email Simon | or tweet him @Simon_Burnton 3.31pm GMT The team sheets have been handed in, and the names upon them were these: Liverpool: Karius, Alexander-Arnold, Van Dij...